Sheffield Wednesday look set to spend on a new striker this summer.
Sheffield Wednesday have already kick-started their summer spending spree, bringing in Yan Valery on a permanent deal from Ligue 1 side Angers.
The transfer fee involved has not been reported. But previous reports revealed that Standard Liege were eyeing a £500,000 loan-to-buy offer for the Tunisian, which could be a rough estimate of what the Owls have paid.
Valery becomes Danny Rohl’s third signing of the summer and his third permanent signing as Sheffield Wednesday manager, after the likes of Ben Hamer and Max Lowe joined on free transfers.
Fans are now eagerly waiting to see what additions Rohl can make further up the pitch with several names linked with summer moves to Hillsborough.
Sheffield Wednesday are in talks to re-sign Ian Poveda on a free transfer, whilst the Owls are also keen to re-sign Ike Ugbo on a permanent deal.
Other attacking names linked include Ovie Ejaria, Karamoko Dembele, Duncan McGuire, and Mika Biereth.
Dejphon Chansiri ready to spend £1.5million on new Sheffield Wednesday striker
Sheffield Wednesday appear to have been in the market for a marquee striker for some time now; Dejphon Chansiri was reportedly ready to spend £30,000-a-week on a loan striker in January.
And Rohl will certainly need new strikers this summer with Ugbo having returned to parent club Troyes, for the time being, and with Josh Windass’ out of contract at the end of this month.
Alan Nixon previously revealed that Sheffield Wednesday have a few options to choose from and that the club will spend on the right striker.
Nixon has now revealed that Chansiri is ready to spend between £1-1.5million on a new striker signing at Hillsborough this summer.
The problem Sheffield Wednesday will encounter this summer
Every transfer window, it seems as though prolific strikers are the most in demand players. Yet they seem to be the most few and far between.
Rohl unearthed one in Ugbo last season. How much Troyes will want for him this summer, compared to how much they can realistically ask for as a third tier team, remains to be seen.
£1.5million could be enough to cover the cost, but with interest rife, Sheffield Wednesday could soon get into a bidding war, and that may quicky price them out of Ugbo and indeed many other targets.
Rohl and head of recruitment Kevin Beadell need to be quick and efficient in the transfer market this summer, and they’ll likely need to scour more niche markets to ensure they don’t face overwhelming competition for signings.
But £1.5million on a new striker, after securing a new contract for Rohl and then signing Valery, marks a definite change in attitudes from owner Chansiri.
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